What RIPLUS does

RIPLUS Inc. (株式会社リプラス) is a privately held Japanese data recovery and data protection company headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Founded in 1999 and incorporated in July 2003, the company operates four business divisions: Data Recovery, Cloud Services, Marketing, and Management/Accounting. Its core service is emergency data recovery for HDDs, servers, RAID arrays, NAS devices, and other storage media, delivered under brands including 特急データ復旧 (Tokkyu Data Recovery) and WinGet! The service is supported by a nationwide footprint — five owned offices in Sapporo, Akihabara, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka (plus a Yokohama office), a referral shop network spanning all 47 Japanese prefectures, and mobile on-site recovery vehicles (Blue Pegasus), as well as clean room facilities for physical media work.

The company has progressively broadened beyond one-off recovery into a layered data protection stack. The cloud division offers WinGet! Cloud TENMA, an enterprise online storage service with file sharing, synchronization, backup, and departmental admin controls for business continuity planning (BCP). The company further extended its portfolio with GUARDIAN+R (managed backup, launched August 2017) and DIGITAL FORENSIC 24 (digital forensics for investigative and compliance use, launched August 2016). Security posture is anchored by ISO27001 certification (obtained January 2013) and the Japanese Privacy Mark, both of which function as procurement requirements for public-sector and regulated enterprise work.

RIPLUS monetizes through a hybrid of professional-services fees (data recovery, forensics, website production for its own brands) and recurring subscription revenue (cloud storage, backup). Distribution is omnichannel: owned service centers handle enterprise and walk-in traffic, the 47-prefecture referral network addresses SMB and individual customers, mobile vehicles serve on-site emergencies, and inbound is generated by SEO across the regional 60min-data.com sites plus a nationwide call center. Customers span central and local government agencies (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Ibusuki City Government; Aichi Prefecture), major manufacturers (Mitsubishi, Omron, Toyota Gosei), large retail (AEON), travel (JTB), and universities (Kyoto, Hokkaido). The company has 50 full-time employees, JPY 10M in registered capital, and no external funding rounds on record.

Name

RIPLUS

Legal name

株式会社リプラス

Website

https://riplus.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RIPLUS is a Japanese data recovery and data protection firm offering emergency recovery, cloud storage, managed backup, and digital forensics services to enterprise, government, education, and individual customers across all 47 Japanese prefectures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Recovery Services

NAICS

Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Backup Operations (On-Prem & Hybrid) (BPAEALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Immutable Backup, Air-Gap & Ransomware Recovery (HDABAIAJ)

Keywords

• Data recovery services
• Cloud storage
• Digital forensics
• Enterprise backup systems
• Storage media recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Data Recovery Services (特急データ復旧): Professional data recovery services for servers, RAID systems, NAS devices, HDDs, and other storage media. Services include on-site emergency response, walk-in diagnosis, and overnight recovery operations. Revenue generated through service fees based on complexity and urgency of recovery.
2. Cloud Storage Services (WinGet! Cloud TENMA): Enterprise online storage and backup service providing file sharing, data synchronization, and disaster recovery solutions. Offered as a subscription service with administrative controls for business users.
3. Website Development and Digital Marketing: Website production, SEO/MEO optimization, and branding services for the company's own data recovery and cloud service brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RIPLUS provides professional data recovery services for servers, RAID systems, NAS devices, HDDs, SSDs, and other storage media through a nationwide network covering all 47 prefectures of Japan with 24-hour emergency response. The company also offers enterprise cloud storage and backup through WinGet! Cloud TENMA, automated backup systems via GUARDIAN+R, and digital forensics services through DIGITAL FORENSIC 24 for investigative and compliance needs.

Product overview

RIPLUS is a data recovery and cloud services company operating four divisions: Data Recovery, Cloud Services, Marketing, and Management/Accounting. The core product portfolio consists of data recovery services under the 'Tokkyu Data Recovery' and 'WinGet!' brands, providing express, nationwide, 24-hour response for servers, RAID, NAS, and PCs. The cloud division offers 'WinGet Cloud TENMA' online storage with file sync and backup features, plus the 'GUARDIAN+R' backup system. Digital forensics is handled through 'DIGITAL FORENSIC 24'. These products work together to provide end-to-end data protection—from emergency recovery through ongoing backup and cloud storage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 特急データ復旧: データ復旧サービスブランド。全国出張対応、24時間対応、スピード対応を提供。
• Win-Get!（ウィンゲート）
• WinGet! Cloud TENMA
• DIGITAL FORENSIC 24
• GUARDIAN+R
• リプラスウィング

Products and services

• Tokkyu Data Recovery (特急データ復旧) Express data recovery service offering 24-hour availability, nationwide on-site response, and emergency service for servers, RAID systems, NAS devices, PCs, and storage devices. Includes clean room facilities and mobile recovery vehicles.
• WinGet! Cloud TENMA (ウインゲートクラウドTENMA) Enterprise online storage service providing file sharing, synchronization, backup, large file email transmission, tablet access, and admin permissions for department-level account management. Supports BCP (Business Continuity Planning) disaster preparedness.
• DIGITAL FORENSIC 24 Digital forensics service for investigative and compliance purposes, offering evidence recovery and forensic analysis.
• GUARDIAN+R Backup system service for enterprise data protection and automated backup solutions to support business continuity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% data recovery rate achieved in documented case studies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SalvageData: Data recovery services company providing RAID, NAS, server, and database recovery — comparable service portfolio to RIPLUS's enterprise recovery offerings with similar emergency response positioning.
• バッファローデータ復旧サービス (Buffalo Data Recovery Service): Japanese data recovery service operated by Buffalo Inc. (storage hardware vendor); offers HDD and NAS recovery services directly overlapping with RIPLUS's consumer/SMB recovery segment in Japan.
• Secure Data Recovery Services: US-based data recovery services firm with SSAE 18 Type II certified clean room facilities; comparable service breadth to RIPLUS across HDD, RAID, server, and enterprise storage recovery.
• Gillware Data Recovery: US data recovery services company specializing in HDD, SSD, RAID, NAS, and enterprise storage recovery — closely matches RIPLUS's service offerings and target customer profile of enterprise/government/education.
• DriveSavers: US-based data recovery services firm offering emergency HDD, SSD, RAID, and server recovery — directly comparable service model to RIPLUS's Tokkyu Data Recovery, with similar 24/7 emergency response and clean room capability.
• Ontrack Data Recovery (KLDiscovery): Global data recovery and digital forensics provider; offers services nearly identical to RIPLUS's portfolio including RAID/server recovery, tape recovery, and forensic investigation, but at much larger international scale.
• AOSデータ復旧サービス (AOS Data Recovery Services): Japanese data recovery and digital forensics competitor with overlapping service portfolio including emergency HDD/server recovery and cloud backup; competes directly with RIPLUS in the Japan domestic market.

Broad incumbents

• Veeam Software: Enterprise backup and disaster recovery software leader; competes with RIPLUS's managed backup/BCP positioning through subscription backup products targeting enterprise data protection use cases.
• Acronis: Global backup and cyber protection software company offering both backup SaaS and recovery services; overlaps with RIPLUS's GUARDIAN+R and Cloud TENMA offerings but at much broader enterprise/global scale.
• Dropbox Business: Global cloud file sync, sharing, and backup platform; overlaps with RIPLUS's Cloud TENMA enterprise online storage offering but operates at hyperscale with global presence versus RIPLUS's Japan-only footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/riplus

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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